diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index a12eb66226..610c874942 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -806,12 +806,12 @@ pdf by either Acrobat Distiller™ or Ghostview.</para>'>
 <literal>file://</literal> is needed in front of the path when using Windows.
 </para></note>'>
 
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 link identifier, created with <function>xslt_create</function>.</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>'>
 
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